The unpublished manuscript "The Negro in Louisiana" is a work begun by the Dillard (University) Project in 1942, an arm of the WPA's Federal Writer's Project. After the dissolution of the unit, Marcus Christian maintained and edited the document in...

Attests to claim of Rebecca Clark, owner of farm at Sandy Creek, for corn and fodder in support of [Brigadier] General [John] Coffee's troops. Signed: N. B. Rose, Brig. Q. Master; and John Coffee, Brig. Genl. Endorsed for payment by Maj. Genl....